The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicklas Carlsen finished 558th of 859 men in the Open division at Katowice 2026, in 1:31:10.
On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:56. The race faded late: the second half went 1:41 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Katowice gave the field time back: about 1:43 faster than the average race this season, by 713 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:57Running 1 6:07v median +0:46
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 5:14v median +0:14
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Block 03 11:19Running 3 5:58v median +0:37
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Block 04 11:20Running 4 5:47v median +0:24
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Block 05 10:56Running 5 6:03v median +0:25
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Block 06 8:14Running 6 6:00v median +0:34
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Block 07 11:19Running 7 6:20v median +0:55
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Block 08 14:09Running 8 6:56v median +0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:40
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 849
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 849 men who finished.